Radio 2: Doing more for folk music than anyone else?

Guest blog by Paul Murray
At the end of the Trad Talk conference on the 24th March 2012, I was invited to give a talk about my experiences in Radio, particularly with regard to my show in Fresh Air Student Radio, “Fresh Folk”. I made a reference to Radio 2 and their efforts to further the cause of Folk Music in the mainstream and was aware of some raised eyebrows and tutting in the audience. I thought it would be worth expanding on my thoughts here.
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